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Will online shoppers get their packages from China? Well, probably? On Tuesday, the U.S. Postal Service suspended acceptance of small packages from China, including those shipped by global-scale retailers including Temu, Shein and Amazon — but 12 hours later, began taking them in again.
Behind the move: President Donald Trump scrapped a “de minimus” exemption to deliveries of $800 and less that had allowed these packages to ship to the U.S. duty-free, and now U.S. Customs and shippers must figure out how to assess the duties. Trump’s move is tied to his efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl from China.